Will of Jacob Van Pool, Rowan Co. NC 1795

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF  JACOB V POOL
Prov. Aug 1795
Registered in Book F:37

In the Name of God Amen, I Jacob Van Poole of Rowan County in the State
of North Carolina, a Planter, being very weak and sick in body but of
Perfict Sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for the Same and calling
into minde the mortallaty of my body and knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die, do this 13th day of April in the year of our Lord
one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Five make and ordain this my last
will and Testament, I Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of the
almighty God, that Gave it, my body I recommend to the Earth(?) to be
buried in a Decent manner, nothing doubting(?) but I shall receave the
Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching(?) all worldly(?)
Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I
Give, Devise and Dispose of  the Same in the Following manner and form.

I desire my well beloved wife ELIZABETH Shall keep her position
(possession?) on the Plantation I now live on during the whole time She
has my Name and do Give and bequeath unto her her bed and furniture those
to belong and she keep all other household articles except such as do
not(crossed out?) in particular mention to her use and for the use of my
son JACOB for Ever.

Secondly, I Give and bequeath unto my son JACOB the Plantation I now live
on provided he my son Jacob will maintain his mother during her widow
hood in Clothing and every other thing she will stand in need of during
the time of her being a widow, and will pay until Each of his Sisters
after he comes of age the Sum of Five pounds , as(or) before he comes of
age, if he conveniently can though he shall not be compelled to pay the
said Sum until he is twenty-one years of age, and to my Son DAVID he
shall pay the sum of ten pounds in money, and then upon these condition
he the Said son JACOB, shall inherit my Said Plantation and enjoy it for
ever and all that I now leave in the possession (posession) of his mother
and desire (?), my wife and my son JACOB shall pay all Just Debts that I
owe.

Thirdly, I Give and bequeath unto my Son JOHN POOLE  ten acres of land
joining his own and THOMAS BROWN's .

Fourthly, I Give and bequeath unto my daughter HEFSEY/HESSEY her bed and
all thereto belonging and _______ and her chest and Sadle (Table?) and
one cow and one heffer besides the five pounds which I have above
mentioned to be paid by my Son JACOB=and one yew(?).  

Fifthly, I Give and bequeath unto my daughter LEADIA her bed and
furniture thereto belonging and ___ other two cows and calfs, one heffer,
and a ______ besides the five pounds my son JACOB shall pay unto her--one
yew(?) .

And unto my Son HENRY I have Given his full Shear of All.

And I do hereby Constitude(?) and appoint my wife and my son JACOB & my
son DAVID Executors of this my last will and Testament and do in the name
of God devise that it Shall be faithfully Fulfilled in witness whereto.

I the Said Jacob Van poole have to this my last will and testament  set
my hand and seal the day and year above written

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the Testator as his last will
and testament in the presence of us who whare present at the signing and
sealing of these presents.

     (signed) JACOB VAN POOL (seal)

(signed)
H. Leonard
Jacob Fisher Jr.